From: Jerry Brandon [jerrybrandon@coastal-international-security.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:54 AM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: S7-23-03
Your delay, again of the rule that would deter market makers from shorting stocks for their
own benefit has screwed the individual investors.  I was not at all surprised that you
delay it.  Even though it has many loop holes in it, and probable would not be enforced
anyway.  It would be nice if the government for once did something positive for the little
people.  I guess the "money makers" probably contribute a lot of money to government
political campaigns, thus they get what they want.  Well thanks for the delay, I'll look
forward to the next delay of this limp rule.  Thanks for your time.
Jerry
Jerry G. Brandon
Office Manager
Computer Systems Administrator
Coastal International Security
jerrybrandon@coastal-international-security.com
www.coastal-international-security.com

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign
> advertising the 20 pups. And set about nailing it to a post on the edge
> of his yard.
>
> As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his
> overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy.
> "Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."
> "Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat of the back of his
> neck, "These puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."
>
> The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his
> pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer.
>
> "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"
> "Sure," said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle
> "Here,Dolly!" he called. Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly
> followed by four little balls of fur.
>
> The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes
> danced with delight. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the
> little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse.
>
> Slowly another little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller.
> Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner, the little
> pup began hobbling toward the others,doing its best to catch up....
> "I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt.
>
> The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said,
> "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play
> with you like these other dogs would."
> With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and
> began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a
> steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially
> made shoe.
>
> Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too
> well myself, and he will need someone who understands."
>
> The world is full of people who need someone who understands.